Outdoor Activities ...
As we travel, we like to pursue some of our interests (such as astronomy and bird watching).
When in West Ridge, we use the following websites to find information relevant to West Ridge and the surrounding area.
- Weather ...
- Before heading outdoors, you should check the weather:
- The National Weather Service forecast for West Ridge
- Astronomy & Satellites ...
- Whether using binoculars, a small telescope or the naked-eye, the Heavens-Above website can help you to find your way around the night-time sky. In addition to detailed sky charts, their website will help you find planets, asteriods, comets, satellites and their tracks across the sky.
- To give accurate results, Heavens-Above requires the latitude and longitude of your location. As a starting point, when we link to Heavens-Above, we pass this GPS location for West Ridge:
- 33.908490, -80.394248
- Once you're on the Heavens-Above website, you can improve its accuracy by giving a more precise longitude and latitude as your actual position.
- The Heavens-Above Website, centered on West Ridge
- Bird Watching ...
- We enjoy finding new spots for bird watching and we use the eBird website for local sighting reports and to help identify hotspots.
- The eBird website is organized on a county-by-county basis. We have selected Sumter County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- eBird sighting report for Sumter County
- Since West Ridge is near Clarendon County and also Lee County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- eBird sighting report for Clarendon County
- eBird sighting report for Lee County
- Waymarking ...
- Looking for somewhere out of the ordinary? Find a unique place and want to share it with others? Then it's time to visit Waymarking.com:
- Waymark.com
Communities Also Named West Ridge ...
We found nine communities that share the name West Ridge.
Within South Carolina, the name West Ridge is unique.
Beyond South Carolina, we know of another nine communities that are located throughout in the United States.
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
- Alabama
- Jefferson County
- This West Ridge is located in Jefferson County and lies 353 miles [568.1 km]<1> to the west of the West Ridge that is located in Sumter County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Jefferson County community of West Ridge.
- Lee County
- This West Ridge is located in Lee County and lies 298 miles [479.6 km] to the west southwest of the West Ridge that is located in Sumter County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Lee County community of West Ridge.
- Arkansas
- Mississippi County
- This West Ridge is located in Mississippi County and lies 572 miles [920.5 km]<1> to the west northwest of the West Ridge that is located in Sumter County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Mississippi County community of West Ridge.
- Illinois
- Douglas County
- This West Ridge is located in Douglas County and lies 594 miles [956 km]<1> to the northwest of the West Ridge that is located in Sumter County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Douglas County community of West Ridge.
- New York
- Monroe County
- We found mention of this community, but have little information.<2> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the New York community of West Ridge [Monroe County].
- Pennsylvania
- Erie County
- We found mention of this community, but have little information.<2> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Pennsylvania community of West Ridge [Erie County].
- Lancaster County
- This West Ridge is located in Lancaster County and lies 477 miles [767.7 km]<1> to the north northeast of the West Ridge that is located in Sumter County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Lancaster County community of West Ridge.
- Tennessee
- Hawkins County
- This West Ridge is located in Hawkins County and lies 222 miles [357.3 km]<1> to the northwest of the West Ridge that is located in Sumter County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Hawkins County community of West Ridge.
- Sullivan County
- This West Ridge is located in Sullivan County and lies 211 miles [339.6 km] to the north northwest of the West Ridge that is located in Sumter County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Sullivan County community of West Ridge.
- Alabama
Curious and Interesting Names Near West Ridge ...
As we travel, we always see a community with a name that gives pause. While there are names which are interesting or familiar, some catch our attention or strike our fancy. We always wonder about such a name. If time permits and the community is not too far, we'll usually try to make a side-trip.
- Burns Down
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Burns Down have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Burns Down
- Burns Down is located in Sumter County
- Edgewater
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast) - Flowers Heights
(Less than 2 miles to the east)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Flowers Heights have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Flowers Heights
- Flowers Heights is located in Sumter County
- Hearthstone
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Hearthstone have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hearthstone
- Hearthstone is located in Sumter County
- Iris Heights
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Iris Heights have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Iris Heights
- Iris Heights is located in Sumter County
- Rainbow Falls
(Less than 2 miles to the west)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Rainbow Falls have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rainbow Falls
- Rainbow Falls is located in Sumter County
- Shady Grove
(Less than 2 miles to the south)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Shady Grove have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shady Grove
- Shady Grove is located in Sumter County
- Summer View
(Less than 2 miles to the west)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Summer View have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Summer View
- Summer View is located in Sumter County
- Twin Lakes
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Twin Lakes have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Twin Lakes
- Twin Lakes is located in Sumter County
- Winter Park
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Winter Park have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Winter Park
- Winter Park is located in Sumter County
How Far From West Ridge to ...
We spend a lot of time looking through Gazetteers, Almanacs & Directories that were published in the late 1800's and early 1900's. Many of the Gazetteers include the distance from a community such as West Ridge to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in West Ridge and extending to:
- Sumter, which is the Seat of Sumter County, lies just to the East Northeast.
- Columbia, which is the State Capital of South Carolina, lies 37 miles [59.5 km]<1> to the west (W). If you could walk a straight line from West Ridge to Columbia, with an average speed<4> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take over two days to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take just about two full days.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 391 miles [629.3 km] to the north northeast (NNE). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take most of a day, a buggy would take 16 days and walking would take 23 days.
- The shortest distance<5> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,259 miles [10,072.9 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,951 miles [11,186.6 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,834 miles [7,779.6 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<8>
Off-the-Road Links ...
Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for West Ridge. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.
The official website for Sumter County: www.sumtercountysc.org/
The official website for State of South Carolina: https://sc.gov/
Footnotes ...
| <1> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'point-to-point' distance. A straight line distance ignores things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- West Ridge) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in West Ridge. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 33.9085, Longitude: -80.3942 In this case, the coordinates for West Ridge have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <2> | If we encounter the name of what might be a community, our methodology is to add that name to our Gazetteer as a placeholder. As we find more information about that community, it will be added to our Gazetteer. Just as a reminder: Our definition of a community is rather broad and includes those places (or areas) where several families lived and had a name which identified that place. For example, you might hear somebody say that they are going over to Bird Creek to see Pete ... Bird Creek is just a gas station and a couple of homes at the crossroads. While it might not be on the map, everybody in the area knows it by that name. Places of interest include buildings at a crossroad, several families clustered in a hollow or maybe the location of a way station. It also includes places like mines, lumber camps, ferry crossings, etc. The community might still exist, is now gone or only existed for just a short period of time. Also keep in mind that West Ridge could have been on the original document by mistake, misspelled, the original/alternate name of a community that we've listed elsewhere or was placed in the wrong county. Sometimes a post office or train station would have a different name than the community where it's located, so two names might be referring to the same community - we're working to straighten it all out. |
| <3> | The location has been supplied by the Geographic Names Information System - which is maintained by the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS). While these values should be definitive, we found that accuracy can vary and you should double-check the location if accuracy is required. |
| <4> | While we have tried to pick reasonable speeds, the rate of travel is very theoretical - obstacles like fences, hills, lakes, river crossings and rest stops have been ignored. When we say 'Days' of travel, we're assuming 8 hours of travel per day. |
| <5> | The shortest line can be visualized by stretching a string on a Globe from Point A to Point B - this is known as a Great Circle Route. Where you might expect the shortest route from West Ridge to the Middle East to be East and South, the Great Circle Route actually lies to the North and East. |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 309.959 degrees. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 305.061 degrees. |
| <8> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 307.718 degrees. |